Pwning Tomorrow: Stories from the Electronic Frontier

December 18, 2015

As part of EFF’s 25th Anniversary celebration, we’re releasing a Creative Commons-licensed anthology of short fiction! The ebook is called “Pwning Tomorrow: Stories from the Electronic Frontier,” and it features speculative fiction from more than 20 authors, including Bruce Sterling, Lauren Beukes, Cory Doctorow, and Charlie Jane Anders.

The authors in this collection explore the wonders and perils of technology over the next 25 years and beyond, imagining the consequences of everything from abusive intellectual property lawsuits to out-of-control viral marketing; from over-protective intelligent fridges to violently loyal cyber-pets.

Imagination plays a significant role in our work to protect digital civil liberties, and we have met many fellow speculative fiction fans in our 25 years. I hope you are inspired by these stories and share them with anyone who may enjoy taking a brief trek into the future!

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Troll/s do come from the same history as the fantasy genre, which is old Norse myths of demons. Trolling, as a fishing technique, was coined in the mid-1800, involving dragging bait behind a boat at a slow speed. The term came from the lower mental capacity necessary to fish (chuck it out and drag it) and comparing it to being so simple even a Troll could do it.

The origin of Troll, which is used to describe overly easy way to fish, which is also the basis to describe simpleton behavior on the internet, originates from Trold which comes from the early 1600′s.

Each are branches from the same origin and indicate simpleton behavior with the goal of achieving a relatively positive result.

The book falls on it’s face on the first page (introduction) by claiming that the term troll/s comes from the fantasy genre when the term is actually a reference to a fishing technique, which describes exactly what trolling is and how it works.

Now I am not sure if I’ll bother to read the rest of it, certainly not a priority any more.

Aw. c’mon, D. Some notable writers listed. So an intro writer, or the editor, has no staff to check facts, and has gotten into the bad habit of not checking one’s own copy before publishing. Still, theres lots to read and only so much time, so gotta respect a filter.